saneness


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sane

 (sān)
adj. san·er, san·est
1. Of sound mind; mentally healthy.
2. Having or showing sound judgment; reasonable.
[Latin sānus, healthy.]
sane′ly adv.
sane′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.saneness - normal or sound powers of mind
sanity
mental health - the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment
lucidity - a lucid state of mind; not confused
rationality, reasonableness, reason - the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"
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saneness

noun
A healthy mental state:
lucidity, lucidness, mind, reason, sanity, sense (often used in plural), soundness, wit (used in plural).
Slang: marble (used in plural).
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